Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/ìkòndè

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Bantu

Etymology

Cognates outside Bantu include Twendi kwend, Ngiemboon nkándõn and Ngomba nkendon (from Proto-Grassfields *kèdòŋ (“plantain”).

Noun

*ìkòndè class 5 (plural *màkòndè class 6)[1]

  1. banana, matoke

Descendants

  • Bwisi (B401): kikonje
  • Ngondi-Ngiri:
    • Mbati (C13): kɔ̀ⁿdì
  • Kongo:
  • Sabi:
  • Lega-Binja:
  • Great Lakes Bantu:
  • Boan:
    • Kumu (D23): ɛtɔkɛ

References

  1. ^ Entry 1935 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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